Saverio Aliberti - Esperanto Project

Participant from YTU

photo of SAVERIO_ALIBERTI , description text of his Water-borne nanostructured photocured coatings from renewable sources

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Development of visible light-cured water-borne coatings, using monomers and photoinitiators obtained from renewable sources.

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Full characterisation of the coatings, including their rheological, thermal and mechanical properties (academic secondment), in view of their application on different substrates.

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Enhancement of their mechanical and functional properties (such as self-cleaning, gas sensing ability and photocatalytic activity) by addition of functionalised nanoparticles.

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Obtaining of at least one coating material that is more sustainable than the selected benchmark and has comparable performances.

EXPECTED RESULTS

Protocols for the preparation and characterisation of water-borne coatings from renewable sources.

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Nanostructured water-borne coatings with enhanced mechanical properties and smart functions.

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Setting of an appropriate sustainability metrics, and sustainability assessment of the new materials.

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Trained researcher expert on nanostructured photopolymers with skills in visible light sensitive systems and coatings, also acquired during secondments.

PLANNED SECONDMENTS

HOST 1

EPFL (CH), supervisor: V. Michaud, timing: month 31, length: 6 months. Purpose: rheological, viscoelastic, thermal and mechanical characterisation of photocurable formulations and photocured materials.

HOST 2

SICPA (CH), supervisor: C. Schaller, timing: month 38, length: 3 months. Purpose: applying the formulations to several substrates for different applications.

*Enrolment in Doctoral degree: at YTU. Prof. M. Aydin will act as supervisor and Prof. N. Arsu as co-supervisor.

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This project has received funding from the EU’s Horizon 2021 programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) grant agreement No 101073432.